Chapter 120 route notes
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale chapter 120 map: The Deck Towards the End of the First Night Watch
The interactive map opens this page at chapter 120. The static notes below explain the chapter's mapped location, distance changes, slope or depth changes, and source trail.
Anchor
Japanese seas toward the Line
Movement
sea
Segments active
1
Chapter distance
3,535 km
Chapter facts
- The season for the Line draws near and Ahab points the Pequod toward the Equator.
- The life-buoy chapter says the ship nears the outskirts of the Equatorial fishing-ground.
- The route descends from the Japanese seas toward the Pacific Line.
- Sea-level or surface travel is modeled; no vertical depth component is assigned.
The segment is shaped southeast through open Pacific water toward the equatorial ground.
Mapped paths in this chapter
| Path | From | To | Medium | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese seas toward the Pacific Line | Eastern Japanese whale-ground | Equatorial Pacific fishing-ground | Whaleship | 3,535 km |